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Where does “entrar” come from?

entrar (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin intrare, from Latin intro, from Latin intra, from Latin interus, from Proto-Indo-European h₁énteros, from Proto-Indo-European -teros — Contrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix.

Ancestry of “entrar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinintrarepresent active infinitive of intrō; second-person...
2LatinintroI enter, go into, penetrate; within
3Latinintrawithin; inside; during; less than
4Latininterus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énterosinside, within
6Proto-Indo-European-terosContrastive or oppositional adjectival suffix

Words derived from “entrar”

  • entrar
  • entrada
  • entra
  • entre
  • entrar
  • entre lusco e fusco
  • entro
  • entrada
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -teros →